An Update on Trends and Disparities in Utilization of Total Laryngectomy: a Population-Based Analysis

Total laryngectomy (TL) is a definitive surgical approach for larynx cancer, but may not be performed as often in the upfront setting after publication of the VA Larynx Trial in 1991. The aim of the study is to evaluate trends in the upfront utilization of TL as well as patient and oncologic factors associated with TL utilization. We hypothesized that laryngectomy rates would continue to decline with the most recent population data and that racial disparities would narrow.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Definitive Management of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Source Type: research